Newt staffer: "There has been a little bit of an uptick lately" in fundraising

While admitting that Newt's second quarter fundraising numbers won't be as impressive as Mitt Romney -- who has spent more time in England raising money this year than in Iowa -- Michael Krull, the political director of Newt 2012, said that has been "an uptick lately" in money coming in.

What better way to show the media how wrong they are than to continue that and send in a contribution?

Here are a couple of pictures from the Tea Party Bus Tour event today:

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